MKC68A0059

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150 · Kansas City, MO · April 10, 1968

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
April 10, 1968
Place
Kansas City, MO · KANSAS CITY, MO
Injuries
1 fatal, 1 minor
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N6386SCessna 150N9210PPiper PA-24
Status
Completed · report August 27, 1968
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
110939

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2000  68/4/10    KANSAS CITY,MO      PIPER PA-24         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 51, 2323
        TIME - 1730                    N9210P              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 152 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  1                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FAIRFAX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT                  IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
         SPECIAL DATA
          SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-SMALL US GEN.AV.
          CONTROLLING AGENCY - LOCAL CONTROL                       RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - NOT UNDER RADAR CONTACT
          TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - BY LOCAL CONTROL               CONTROLLED/UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT - CONTROLLED AIRPORT
          CONTROL ZONE/AREA - YES                                  CONVERGENCE ANGLE-DEGREES -  30
          HORIZONTAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES -   78                EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - NO
          ANTI-COLLISION LIGHTS - INSTALLED,OPERATION UNKNOWN
        REMARKS- FCTY SMOKE OBSCURS TWR VIEW OF RNWY 35 X-WIND TRFC. PLT N6386S FAILED TO SEE,AVOID N9210P.
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2000  68/4/10    KANSAS CITY,MO      CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             PRIVATE, AGE 25, 75 TOTAL
        TIME - 1730                    N6386S              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, 40 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  1  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FAIRFAX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT                  IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SUNGLARE
         SPECIAL DATA
          SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-SMALL US GEN.AV.
          CONTROLLING AGENCY - LOCAL CONTROL                       RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - NOT UNDER RADAR CONTACT
          TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - NONE                           CONTROLLED/UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT - CONTROLLED AIRPORT
          CONTROL ZONE/AREA - YES                                  CONVERGENCE ANGLE-DEGREES -  72
          HORIZONTAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES -   78                EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - YES
          ANTI-COLLISION LIGHTS - INSTALLED,OPERATION UNKNOWN
        REMARKS- FCTY SMOKE OBSCURS TWR VIEW OF RNWY 35 X-WIND TRFC.PLT N9210P FAILED TO SEE,AVOID N6386S.

Aircraft · 2

Registration
N6386S
Reported as
Cessna 150
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Fairfax

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

Registration
N9210P
Reported as
Piper PA-24
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Fairfax

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.